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OAKLEY, James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3190 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 August 1915, Enlisted at Holsworthy,NSW |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Australian Light Railway Operating Company |
| Born: | Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1879 |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter's Assistant |
| Died: | Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia, 21 June 1945, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora General Cemetery, New South Wales Roman Catholic Monumental Section 4, Grave 0632 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3190, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Holsworthy,NSW | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3190, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3190, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney | |
| 14 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion, From 19th Battalion | |
| 29 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion, In France. From 4th Battalion | |
| 11 Aug 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3190, 13th Infantry Battalion, Wound to the left leg | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Railway Unit (AIF), From 13th Battalion | |
| 23 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 3190, 3rd Australian Light Railway Operating Company, Discharged at the 2nd Military District |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James Oakley and Martha Oakley of Sydney, NSW.
Next of kin given as his brother Matthew Oakley of Brighton Street, Petersham, NSW.
Commenced return to Australia on 11 May 1919 aboard HT Zealandia disembarking on 1 July 1919
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal